National Republican., 1887-11-15
Tho Next Political Battle.

In another column we give an article
from the Philadelphia Press upon the next
presidency. The Press puts down among
certain Democratic states the sixteen south
ern, giving the total electoral vote OF
these states, 1853, 10 any Democratic can
didate.
II puts among the doubtful states Con.
necticut, Indiana, New Jersey, and New
York, having 66 votes, and the other 1Ss
II credits to whoever may be the Republl-
can candidate. 1t requires 20l votes to
elect, and with 1872, which the Press con.
siders certain out Of the doubtful states,
only two would be required polling 30
votes to secure the election OF Republi-
can; that Is, Connecticut and Indiana, or
New Jersey and Indiana, or New York
alone, added TO 1s2 votes, considered GER
tain by the Press, would elect the Repub-
lican candidate.
On the other hand, the Democrats would
have TO secure As votes. They would re-
quire either New York, New Jersey, and
Connecticut, or New York and Indiana to
elect their candidate, even admitting that
the solid south gave them its 1853 votes. o.
But the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN is not
prepared to admit In the light Of the last
election returns and of what has been going
on for some years In some Of the southern
states, that Democratic candidate for the
presidency will secure the 1913 electoral
votes Of the sixteen southern states. Vir.
ginia, though IL has now elected a Demo-
cratic legislature, is Republican state, and
upon q fair vote and fair count, which The
Republicans intend to have In the next elec
ton, its 12 votes will be given to the Repub
| lican candidate.
West Virginia, which gave ILLS ma
jority for Hancock in 1880, only gave Ar
for Cleveland in 1884. A marked change is
being made In West Virginia by the de
velopment Of It's mining and mauufacturing
wealth, and the percentage OF Republican
increase In the last four years, ending IL
1888, will probably be greater than that in
the four years ending in 1854, which would
place West Virginia in the Republican
column.
Tennessee In 1880 gave 20,514 majorlt>
for Hancock, and only gave Cleveland 9, $50
The same reasons that are affecting Wes
Virginia and Virginia are also working 1t
Tennessee, besides which the farming in
terests In Tennessee are beginning t.
awaken to the fact that free trade De
mocracy means destruction, not only to thu
development Of the mining and manufac.
turing wealth Of the state, but to that OF
the farmers, and Tennessee may be safely
counted with its twelve electoral votes fo
the Republican party.
With proper management In the Repub
lican party, with the certainty that th'
House Of Representatives with its Demo
cratic majority will do nothing for the re-
lief Of the people, with the fact that In the
two years and eight months of Cleveland
administration, backed by Democrat,
House, all values have shrunk to the amour
of at least s40O, 100000, 1t is safe to assum,
that the next nominee Of the Republican
party will carry, Of the southern states
Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee
with fair prospects OF taking with then
North Carolina and Maryland, and possibly
| Florida.
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, has no fear
as 70 the result Of the next election.